Lilou

[bellarosabella]

Could you give me your thoughts on the French name Lilou?

We are thinking Chloe Lilou. Or maybe Sienna Lilou, Savannah Lilou.

It's pronounced lee-loo.

Any similar names you can suggest to Chloe and Lilou (in style not necessarily sound)?

Thanks

We have friends who call their daughter that name. I quite like it, but I’ve not come across it otherwise.

It's really popular in France. Lots of similar names are too. I quite like it, but as I say there are lots if Lilous, teenage sort of age. Louane, Louna, and variants on Lily are popular too.

I think if I heard it I'd have thought it was Lila but it's a pretty name and as middle names are rarely used I'd not be too concerned about what other people think

I like Chloe Lilou. As requested, other suggestions below:

Mya,
Maya,
Phoebe,
Cleo,
Lara,
Elodie,
Anya,
Leonie,
Alina,
Ana,
Lena,

God I think it’s awful - sorry - makes me think of loos and wee and beyond that it sounds like a name for a pet poodle.

However if it’s only a middle name..

Chloe is nice

Ianthe
Sophie
Cleo / Clio
Celeste
Camille
Leonie
Genevieve
Alice
Laura
Luella
Daphne
Sanchia
Cassia
Serena

God I think it’s awful - sorry - makes me think of loos and wee and beyond that it sounds like a name for a pet poodle.

This is so immature; it sounds like an eight year old wrote this.

Are you in France? Only because in the UK I think the pronunciation would be more 'lil loo' rather than 'lee lou'.

But it's a middle name so possibly not an issue.

There’s a girl in my daughters class called Lilu and pronounced like your name, I think her parents are from Ukraine. It’s a lovely name.

Makes me think of Fifth Element which I like.

I don’t think any of those names go particularly well with lilou, it’s a bit of a mouthful.

No one cares what your middle name is
Sorry to be blunt 🙈

I like Lilou- it's cute though

Dreadful and doesn't go with any of the first names

On its own- fine. With the first names it’s terrible

FYI in France is not not a classy / elegant name AT ALL.
I'm from France.

Middle names are irrelevant, do what you like.

I like Lilou but wouldn't have immediately known how to pronounce it.

Chole Lilou- think there are too many "L"s and "E" sounds in there.

It'd be Clo-ee Lee-loo?

Not adoring that.

Your comment is rude and not helpful at all.

Really? How exactly?

The one I met years ago was very sweet with two lawyers as parents.

I thought it came from an old fashioned nickname for women named Louise.

I think as a full name it is modern, though.

(not saying you are wrong, just curious, because I didn't get the impression).

I'm sorry op, I'm not liking it, but I've never heard it before.

It doesn't really go with the first names. Maybe that's because the two names together (whichever one of the others) would both be two syllables.

Chloe Leonor
Chloe Louisa
Lulu Sienna
Sienna Chloe

First thing I thought it's one of these awful made up names. Didn't know it was popular in France. Never heard it before. I don't like it at all.

In English it's awful. Sounds like lil' loo or little loo

@bellarosabella
As a nickname for Louise or Emilie maybe but in France nicknames are not the same thing as they are in the UK. They are kept very much in the family setting and it would extremely unusual that someone called Louise, nicknamed Lilou at home, would use Lilou at school / with friends / outside the home. I can't think of any nickname used as a first name. Maybe the most obvious ones like "Benji" would be used by friends, but not at school, work or when first introduced...

I think Lilou isn't elegant at all as it sounds like a made up name trying to be cute but actually very try hard. Think Chanelle, Wynter, Kathrisha in English. Sorry if I am snobbish!

Obviously because you don't live in France it wouldn't affect you as much but since you asked for our thoughts...

I like it
What about Anouk?